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18/11/2025
NHS Wales pilot to understand restrictive practice expands to mental health care
A group of clinicians are standing side by side in a hospital corridor.
A group of clinicians are standing side by side in a hospital corridor.

The expansion aims to build on positive results already seen in learning disability settings, where more detailed recording of restrictive practices has shown clear potential to enhance monitoring, transparency, and understanding.

10/11/2025
Collaboration continues to explore ways to combat C. diff cases

A partnership between health board and trust teams and NHS Wales Performance and Improvement continues to work towards reducing the rising rates of the C. diff infection in healthcare settings.

22/10/2025
Innovative trial launched to test digital answer to identifying health inequalities
A person is typing on a black keyboard.
A person is typing on a black keyboard.

The three-month trial will explore a digital version of the Health Equality Framework+ (HEF+), an outcome measure used by specialist practitioners in learning disability services.

07/10/2025
New programme of support to establish QMS prototypes for NHS Wales
01/10/2025
Putting Quality at the Centre of our Training Offer
01/10/2025
Transforming patient care in Wales with quality measures

NHS Wales Performance and Improvement has launched the first quality measures for the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF).   

01/09/2025
Pilot project to explore how Datix Cymru can improve human rights-based care
Four clinicians are stood side-by-side in a hospital corridor.
Four clinicians are stood side-by-side in a hospital corridor.

A new pilot project is underway to understand the use of restrictive practices in healthcare settings when patients experience an adverse event, aiming to promote a human rights-based and person-centred approach to their care.